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POLISCI 144T

Democracies and Dictatorships

School of Humanities & Sciences

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[ Regulatory & Policy ] Environmental Law: International

Why it is relevant for ...

[ Regulatory & Policy ] as a Relevant Course outside SLS for those interested in International Development : A student interested in working with an agency that provides economic assistance to less developed countries may want to take courses that deal with economic development, economic growth, authority structures and efforts to foster the rule of law.

General course
Description:

Social scientific findings and debates; cross-sectional approach. What accounts for the emergence of democracy; under what conditions are democracies stable; why are so many developing countries ruled by dictators; why do rulers who destroy their own societies survive for so long; and what accounts for the breakdown of autocratic regimes?

Course Style: A Substantive course teaches the law, theory, and policy in a particular area of law